Developmental and Behavioral Medicine

Growing up is one of the hardest jobs we will ever have. And it's even harder if your brain isn't developing at the same speed as your friends and classmates, or if your brain just works a little differently.

If you or your doctor suspects your child has a behavioral or developmental problem, our team of child psychiatrists, psychologists and nurse practitioners is brought in to diagnose and treat the problem with state-of-the-art techniques and testing.

Developmental Disabilities Clinic

Some of the behavioral and psychological problems we treat are:

Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Autistic spectrum disorders

Behavioral and school difficulties

Emotional problems related to medical conditions

Enuresis and encorpresis

Feeding disorders

Learning disabilities

Neurodevelopmental disorders

Obsessive-compulsive disorder

Tourette's syndrome

Every child is thoroughly evaluated before a comprehensive treatment plan is developed. Treatment can involve medication, psychotherapy, family therapy and/or direction for educational treatments within the child's school.

Weekly Assessment Clinic

Our team conducts a weekly clinic to assess children with delays in cognitive, motor and language development.

Behavioral Clinic

Our team conducts a weekly clinic to assess children referred by Fayette County Schools for attention deficit disorders.

Bipolar Disorder

The Balanced Mind FoundationWeb site developed to educate and support parents, guardians, doctors, teachers and those who live with bipolar children. Offers a list of organizations, books and articles, bipolar perspective and school issues.www.thebalancedmind.org/connect/support-groups

Dyslexia

Dyslexia Research InstituteSince 1975 the goal of the Dyslexia Research Institute Inc. has been to change the perception of learning differences, specifically in the area of dyslexia and attention deficit disorders (ADD).www.dyslexia-add.org

Learning Disabilities

National Center for Learning DisabilitiesThe mission of the National Center is to increase public awareness and understanding of learning disabilities, to increase opportunities for all and provide national leadership in shaping public policy.www.ncld.org

LD OnlineWeb site offers a complete guide to answer all of your learning disability questions.www.ldonline.org

Mental Health

Oppositional Defiant Disorder

A Place for Us...Oppositional Defiant Support GroupWeb site offers information on ADD, ADHD, ODD, depression, bi-polar, oppositional defiance disorder, Wellbutrin, Paxil, Zoloft and conduct disorder. The site also contains links treatment/referral programs, articles, support forums, recommended books and family profiles.www.conductdisorders.com